Teacher at another St. Paul high school reports being hit by student

A teacher at Johnson High School in St. Paul who says he was hit in the head from behind by a student this month has filed a police report.

FOX 9 says a statement from the school district confirmed police are investigating the incident in which the teacher said he intervened in a fight between two girls when another student, a 16-year-old boy, punched him.

On Monday morning (before news of the Johnson High incident had been reported) Silva told MPR News:

"We don't have much more violence, but we have had high-profile cases in which unfortunately teachers have been involved. And that's really unfortunate, because we all want to go to work and feel safe."

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After the December attack on Ekblad at Central, the St. Paul teachers union made school safety a priority in contract talks with the district. The contract agreement that the school board will vote on next week includes money to hire more counselors, social workers, and nurses in hopes of improving safety.

In January the district also rolled out an initiative that assigned administrators to help with safety at schools where the needs are greatest.